Clow v. Murphy
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Buohanan Cvrctbit Gourt. Action of replevin commenced before a justice of the peace, who rendered judgment upon a verdict for plaintiff. Upon an appeal to the Circuit Court, a like verdict and judgment was had. Defendant appeals. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Beck, Ch. J.
i. pleading: a^peíü^from justice. — I. The action was brought to recover the possession of two horses upon which defendant, as a constable, had levied an execution issued upon a judgment against plaintiff, who, in this action, claims that the property is exempt from execution. The original petition, alleged as the ground upon which the horses were claimed to be exempt, that they constituted the only team with which he, as a farmer, habitually earned his living. Upon the trial in the Circuit Court, plaintiff offered evidence to show that he was a married man, which was rejected on…
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